As the Pitt Panthers prepare to take on Syracuse Wednesday in the ACC Tournament, the Panthers will need a big game from junior Michael Young.
That comes on the heels of Young being recognized by the ACC as a member of its all conference team.
He became the second Pitt player voted to an All-ACC team from the league’s coaches. Lamar Patterson was a second-team selection in 2014.
Young was also voted a third-team selection from the league’s media.
The junior averages 16.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, while shooting 54.0 percent (176-of-326) from the field and 79.0 percent (128-of-162) from the free-throw line. Young has scored in double figures in 28 of Pitt’s 30 games.
Young ranks among the ACC leaders in scoring, rebounds and field goal percentage, He is also tied for fifth in the ACC in double-figure scoring games and it also tied for eighth with nine games with 20 or more points scored.
The rest of the ACC awards are as follows:
2016 ACC Basketball Postseason Honors (Coaches)
ACC Player of the Year
Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
ACC Freshman of the Year
Brandon Ingram, Duke
ACC Coach of the Year
Jim Larrañaga, Miami
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
ACC Most Improved Players of the Year
Jaron Blossomgame, Jr., Clemson
Grayson Allen, So., Duke
Sixth Man of the Year
Isaiah Hicks, Jr., North Carolina
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
First Team
*Brice Johnson, Sr., North Carolina
*Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
Grayson Allen, So., Duke
Jaron Blossomgame, Jr., Clemson
Cat Barber, Jr., NC State
Second Team
Demetrius Jackson, Jr., Notre Dame
Sheldon McClellan, Sr., Miami
Brandon Ingram, Fr., Duke
Michael Gbinije, Sr., Syracuse
Marcus Georges-Hunt, Sr., Georgia Tech
Third Team
Damion Lee, Sr., Louisville
Anthony Gill, Sr., Virginia
Michael Young, Jr., Pittsburgh
Zach Auguste, Sr., Notre Dame
Tonye Jekiri, Sr., Miami
Honorable Mention:
Malik Beasley, Florida State, Fr.; Zach LeDay, Jr., Virginia Tech; Chinanu Onuaku, So., Louisville; London Perrantes, Jr., Virginia; Devin Thomas, Sr., Wake Forest.
All-ACC Freshman Team
Brandon Ingram, Duke
Malik Beasley, Florida State
Dwayne Bacon, Florida State
Malachi Richardson, Syracuse
Bryant Crawford, Wake Forest
All-ACC Defensive Team
Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
Tonye Jekiri, Sr., Miami
Michael Gbinije, Sr., Syracuse
Landry Nnoko, Sr., Clemson
Chinanu Onuaku, So., Louisville
Brice Johnson, Sr., North Carolina
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